diff --git a/src/bin/e_main.c b/src/bin/e_main.c
index 6f992dd01..11173504c 100644
--- a/src/bin/e_main.c
+++ b/src/bin/e_main.c
@@ -548,13 +548,6 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
         _e_main_shutdown(-1);
      }
    _e_main_shutdown_push(efreet_shutdown);
-   if (!efreet_util_init())
-     {
-        e_error_message_show(_("Enlightenment cannot initialize the FDO desktop system.\n"
-                               "Perhaps you are out of memory?"));
-        _e_main_shutdown(-1);
-     }
-   _e_main_shutdown_push(efreet_util_shutdown);
    TS("efreet done");
 
    TS("configure");
diff --git a/src/modules/wizard/page_070.c b/src/modules/wizard/page_070.c
index 3c0fc4ff8..de9639274 100644
--- a/src/modules/wizard/page_070.c
+++ b/src/modules/wizard/page_070.c
@@ -129,8 +129,6 @@ wizard_page_init(E_Wizard_Page *pg)
    Efreet_Desktop *desk;
    int i;
    
-   efreet_util_init();
-                  
    desks = efreet_util_desktop_name_glob_list("*");
    EINA_LIST_FREE(desks, desk)
           {
@@ -177,7 +175,6 @@ wizard_page_init(E_Wizard_Page *pg)
 	     efreet_desktop_free(desk);
           }
 
-   efreet_util_shutdown();
    // FIXME: list all apps and of the apps either already installed, or to be
    // created, offer them to be added to ibar by default. (actually should be
    // page_080)
diff --git a/src/modules/wizard/page_080.c b/src/modules/wizard/page_080.c
index da35c4267..930739a0c 100644
--- a/src/modules/wizard/page_080.c
+++ b/src/modules/wizard/page_080.c
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@ wizard_page_init(E_Wizard_Page *pg)
    Eina_List *desks = NULL;
    Efreet_Desktop *desk;
    
-   efreet_util_init();
-                  
    desks = efreet_util_desktop_name_glob_list("*");
    desks = eina_list_sort(desks, 0, (Eina_Compare_Cb)_cb_sort_desks);
    EINA_LIST_FREE(desks, desk)
@@ -36,7 +34,6 @@ wizard_page_init(E_Wizard_Page *pg)
 	       }
              desktops = eina_list_append(desktops, desk);
           }
-   efreet_util_shutdown();
    if (desktops)
      {
         desktops_num = eina_list_count(desktops);